diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto_build.yml b/.github/workflows/auto_build.yml
index 6f98d26..d2e5afb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto_build.yml
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ jobs:
     
     - name: Build the Docker image
       run: docker build . --file Dockerfile --tag tapis/globus-proxy:${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
-      
-    # if tag == prod release, tag as latest 
-    - name: Build the Docker image with latest tag
-      if: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch == 'prod' }}
-      run: docker build . --file Dockerfile --tag tapis/globus-proxy:latest --tag tapis/globus-proxy:1.3.0
     
     - name: Push the image to dockerhub
       run: docker push --all-tags tapis/globus-proxy
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f856040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: Docker Image CI
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+jobs:
+
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Debug release name
+      shell: bash
+      run: echo ${{ github.ref_name }}
+    
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      
+    - name: Login to Docker Hub
+      uses: docker/login-action@v1
+      with:
+        username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+    
+    - name: Build the Docker image
+      run: docker build . --file Dockerfile --tag tapis/globus-proxy:${{ github.ref_name }}
+    
+    - name: Push the image to dockerhub
+      run: docker push --all-tags tapis/globus-proxy